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Carl Van Vechten, an Uncommon card
Carl Van Vechten was an American writer and artistic photographer who was a patron of the Harlem Renaissance and the literary executor of Gertrude Stein.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 73
- DEF
- 65
- Power
- 138
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 68,000
Power 138 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 70 % of WikiCards cards.
Carl Van Vechten quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Carl Van Vechten card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He gained fame as a ______, and notoriety as well, for his 1926 novel Nigger Heaven.
Answer
writer. He gained fame as a writer, and notoriety as well, for his 1926 novel Nigger Heaven. From the Carl Van Vechten article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Spencer Knight. Spencer Knight 76 · Carl Van Vechten 73 · Tabitha Brown 70 · Leiji Matsumoto 67 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He gained fame as a writer, and notoriety as well, for his 1926 novel Nigger Heaven.
- In his later years, he took up photography and took many portraits of notable people.
- Although he was married to women for most of his adult years, Van Vechten engaged in numerous affairs with men during his lifetime.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Carl Van Vechten article was read about 68,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 73 and blocks with 65: each hit it takes is cut by 26 %.
How to get Carl Van Vechten
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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The cards just above and just below Carl Van Vechten in the power ranking, all domains together.
- Maurice WilkinsUncommon · Science · ATK 73 DEF 65
- Spencer KnightUncommon · Society · ATK 76 DEF 62
- İskenderunUncommon · Society · ATK 69 DEF 69
- GalactoseUncommon · Science · ATK 68 DEF 70
- Gabriela MistralUncommon · Arts · ATK 71 DEF 67
- Justin HolidayUncommon · Society · ATK 72 DEF 66
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Carl Van Vechten (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
